Jared Goff was denied NFC Offensive Player of the Week due to a special performance

It took a special performance from a special player for Jared Goff to miss out on NFC Offensive Player of the Week after he produced a perfect passer rating in Week 11.

In Week 11, the Detroit Lions’ offence amassed 645 yards and scored touchdowns on its first seven drives, destroying the Jacksonville Jaguars 52–6. Jared Goff, who went 24-for-29 for 412 yards and four touchdowns with a perfect passer rating of 158.3, also swiftly restored his place in the MVP discussion.

After going 18 for 18 against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 4, Goff was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week. He seems certain to win it again based on his performance in Week 11.

Not at all.

On Wednesday, the Week 11 Player of the Week honours were revealed. Taysom Hill, a tight end with the Saints, ran for 138 yards and three touchdowns against the Cleveland Browns to win NFC Offensive Player of the Week. In addition, he completed a throw for 18 yards on two of his quarterbacking tries (the other ball was intercepted) and had eight catches for 50 yards.

All Hill can do is shortchange by being called a tight end. Last Sunday, he alternated between tight end, quarterback, wide receiver, running back, and fullback for his offensive snaps. He plays a lot of special teams as well.

A one-of-a-kind performance is all that is required. Week 11’s NFC Offensive Player of the Week is Jared Goff.

In addition to his mediocre performance against the Jaguars, Goff’s EPA (Expected Points Added) was the highest for a quarterback in a game this season (+34.8), marking the seventh time in NFL history that a quarterback has recorded over 400 yards and a perfect passer rating in a game (Goff has now done it twice).

Hill lost a fumble against the Browns in addition to being intercepted on both of his throw attempts. He had three touchdowns, two turnovers, and 206 total yards.

Against the Jaguars, Goff recorded 433 total yards, four touchdowns, and no turnovers. Putting aside the peculiarity of Hill’s overall performance, there is a compelling case to be made that Goff’s performance in Week 11 was noticeably superior.

This season, a Lions player has been named Player of the Week almost every week, with a noteworthy exception being Aidan Hutchinson in Week 2.

Goff was so good in Week 11 that it took a special effort from a special guy to prevent him from winning NFC Offensive guy of the Week for the second time this season. In any case, he very likely ought to have received the prize.